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Sidebar Panel (N Panel) - Complete Documentation

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The DAMTools Sidebar Panel (N Panel) is the main control center of the addon, providing quick and visual access to all tools, options, and workflows. It is organized into clear sections and accessible from the "DAMTools" tab in the 3D Viewport sidebar.

Index

What is the Sidebar Panel?

It is a custom panel that appears in the sidebar (N) of the 3D Viewport under the "DAMTools" tab. From here, all the main tools can be executed, options can be configured, and common workflows can be accessed without navigating complex menus.

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Structure and Sections

The panel is divided into several sections, each grouping related tools:

  1. Batch Import
  2. Format selection (OBJ/STL)
  3. Search and offset options

  4. "Import from Folder..." button

  5. Join Nearby Objects

  6. Proximity threshold

  7. "Join Selected Nearby" button

  8. Object Extraction

  9. Material/texture options
  10. Name prefix

  11. "Extract Selection to New File" button

  12. Quick Export (STL)

  13. Shows the last import folder

  14. "Export Selection as STL" button

  15. QuickSnap

  16. Button to activate QuickSnap
  17. (Optional) Access to pie menu and preferences

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Visual Example of the Panel

+-----------------------------+
|   DAMTools (N Panel)         |
+-----------------------------+
| [Batch Import]              |
|   [ ] OBJ  [ ] STL          |
|   [ ] Recursive             |
|   [ ] Offset X              |
|   [Import from Folder]      |
+-----------------------------+
| [Join Nearby Objects]       |
|   Threshold: [ 0.01 ]       |
|   [Join Selected]           |
+-----------------------------+
| [Object Extraction]         |
|   [ ] Materials  [ ] Text. |
|   Prefix: [Caja_]           |
|   [Extract Selection]       |
+-----------------------------+
| [Quick Export (STL)]        |
|   Folder: .../import/       |
|   [Export Selection STL]    |
+-----------------------------+
| [QuickSnap]                 |
|   [Activate QuickSnap]      |
+-----------------------------+

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Key Code Snippets

Panel Definition

class VIEW3D_PT_BatchImportPanel(bpy.types.Panel):
    bl_label = "DAMTools"
    bl_idname = "VIEW3D_PT_batch_import_panel"
    bl_space_type = 'VIEW_3D'
    bl_region_type = 'UI'
    bl_category = "DAMTools"
    def draw(self, context):
        layout = self.layout
        # ... (sections structure)

Suggested Images

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  • PLACE IMAGE OF THE QUICKSNAP BUTTON ON THE N-PANEL
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For technical details and explanation of each file, see the technical documentation in the [DOCUMENTATION] folder.